KB9LQA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EN55

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KB9LQA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 35 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-15 and 2026-06-28.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not an official contact log. Times are UTC. Attribution follows decoded FT8 message structure: CQ uses the first token and directed-looking messages use the second. Free text that resembles a directed message can be attributed imperfectly. Summary S/N reflects propagation plus SO8OO receiver, antenna and local-noise conditions. Counts are not adjusted for monitoring outages; transmissions that were not decoded are absent. Inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

SO8OO decoded 35 FT8 messages attributed to KB9LQA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (69%); the estimated median was -5 dB.

Overview

35
Messages attributed
5
UTC dates decoded
7
Active 15-min windows
-5 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-15
Last attributed message: 2026-06-28 23:27 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
35 messages
Active dates
5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-5 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-11 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 11, strong (≥ -8 dB) 24.

WSJT-X defines S/N reports against a 2,500 Hz reference noise bandwidth. The ranges above are SO8OO receiver-side display categories, not official WSJT-X classes, transmitter-power measurements or estimates of how easy the station is to hear elsewhere. Statistics include only successful decodes on SO8OO's monitored FT8 channels; transmissions that were not decoded are absent.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with KB9LQA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to KB9LQA

The map compares the centres and boundaries of the locator field attributed to this token by decoded message structure, 2° × 1° as a Maidenhead square, and SO8OO's six-character receiver square. The separation is not an exact antenna-to-antenna distance or a radio-path length.

Attributed locator
EN55 · 26 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,485 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-20 00:00 UTC

A decoded locator can describe portable, remote or special-event operation and is not proof of a permanent station address or transmitter identity.

Observed FT8 exchanges

S/N cells show: decoded at SO8OO / report transmitted by the counterpart. An observed exchange is not a QSL or an official logbook confirmation.

Time UTCBandKB9LQA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-27 13:29 20m - / -15 RA0SCA -7 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 12:57 20m - / - UB4FGK -6 / - 3 Partial capture
07-18 12:24 20m - / - SQ2HEB -5 / - 2 Partial capture
07-18 12:08 20m - / - SQ2BXI -8 / - 2 Partial capture
07-18 12:04 20m - / - SP2LPI -7 / - 8 Partial capture
07-18 11:48 20m - / - RA4ABH -13 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
07-16 12:07 20m - / -9 GM5YTT -6 / - 3 Partial capture
06-28 23:57 20m - / -11 LZ1ZF -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-28 23:24 20m - / -12 JY5IB -18 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
120800 -11 2585  KB9LQA SP2LPI JO84
120830  -8 2129  KB9LQA SQ2BXI JO94
120830  -7 2585  KB9LQA SP2LPI JO84
120900  -8 2129  KB9LQA SQ2BXI JO94
122400  -6 2632  KB9LQA SQ2HEB JO94 (x2)
125715  -7 1159  KB9LQA UB4FGK LO33 (x3)
125900  -5  979  KB9LQA R9HAK R-01
130530 -17 2668  KB9LQA RA0SCA OO06 (x5)

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